Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 12, 2023

Thriving US Middle Market Fundraising and Resilient Private Equity Regarding Global M&A Private Equity Trends, looking at the positive news, the US middle-market fundraising landscape remained stable throughout 2022, with 156 funds closing at an aggregate value of $133.5 Reference: [link] [link] DOWNLOAD ARTICLE HERE.

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OfficeHours

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Having spent time in technology growth equity and VC in college, I realized quickly that my passions and career goals didn’t align with RX or the exit opps from MM banking to MM private equity. You’ve got your dream private equity! But that is just the first step of the private equity journey.

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 23, 2023

However, for private equity investors, this uncertainty represents a unique opportunity to take advantage of investment opportunities in public markets. A “take-private” transaction in the context of private equity is a process by which a PE firm acquires a publicly listed company and converts it into a privately held entity.

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OfficeHours

JANUARY 15, 2024

OfficeHours Headhunter 101 Doc 10-15 Headhunters control the process…download our 101 Doc to learn more about them! Follow over 500 pieces of Content curated by OfficeHours Coaches Why Take-Private Dealmaking Remains Attractive for PE Investors In today’s world, there is much uncertainty around public markets.

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 17, 2023

So you want to pursue a role in Private Equity and Growth Equity? I like to take advantage of whatever employer-sponsored account is provided to me (HSA, FSA) to cover some of these types of expenses. OfficeHours Headhunter 101 Doc 10-15 Headhunters control the process…download our 101 Doc to learn more about them!

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OfficeHours

MAY 31, 2023

You can even download pre-set financial statements that will help you see how knowledge is getting pulled and manipulated from company public filings, but similar to the Corporate Finance Institute guide, you will need to hold yourself accountable and make sure that you’re not just memorizing how to build a financial model for the example company.

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Sica Fletcher

AUGUST 5, 2024

Leveraging self-reported data from 22 prominent agent and broker acquirers, the Index accounts for 70% of all deal activity in the agency and brokerage space June YTD in 2024. Private Equity-backed buyers maintain a dominant position in M&A activity, accounting for 87% of YTD June 2024 Index transactions.

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Sica Fletcher

AUGUST 5, 2024

Leveraging self-reported data from 22 prominent agent and broker acquirers, the Index accounts for 70% of all deal activity in the agency and brokerage space June YTD in 2024. Private Equity-backed buyers maintain a dominant position in M&A activity, accounting for 87% of YTD June 2024 Index transactions.

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Sica Fletcher

MAY 13, 2024

Leveraging self-reported data from 22 prominent agent and broker acquirers, the Index accounts for 71% of all deal activity in the agency and brokerage space in Q1 2024. The Sica | Fletcher Index is the leading report on mergers and acquisitions within the insurance brokerage sector.

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Sica Fletcher

AUGUST 30, 2023

These 22 agent and broker acquirers accounted for 72% of all deal activity in the insurance brokerage space as of YTD June 2023. The quarterly report emphasizes the ever-growing presence of private equity-backed firms in insurance brokerage M&A.

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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 22, 2025

Insurance brokerages stand out for their reoccurring revenue models, strong cash flows, and low capital intensity all factors that make them highly sought after by both strategic buyers and private equity platforms. This relative inelasticity gives commercial brokers better pricing power, lower churn, and higher average account sizes.

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Software Equity Group

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

SaaS founders must stay attuned to the shifting preferences of private equity (PE) investors and strategic buyers. Our 2023 State of SaaS M&A: Buyers’ Perspectives Report unveils the evolving priorities of top software-focused private equity investors and strategic buyers amidst economic uncertainty.

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Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 28, 2024

Summary Private equity’s investments in ophthalmology are entering a new, more mature lifecycle phase. We also expect many platform recapitalizations once private equity groups and lenders become comfortable with the interest rate environment. More groups are now looking to add oculoplastics and other sub-specialties.

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Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The take-home segment dominates, accounting for $17 billion of the market. Some deals have involved PEG-backed strategics, where private equity firms support strategic buyers in acquisitions, which are referred to below as Hybrid. DOWNLOAD THE ARTICLE HERE. CAGR through 2027. Who Are The Buyers in Dairy Products M&A?

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Software Equity Group

APRIL 24, 2024

However, private equity buyers have surged forward over the past two years, accounting for 54% in 2022 and 63% in 2023. For a deeper dive into current trends impacting the M&A climate, please download our 2024 State of Industrial / Manufacturing Software Report.

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Software Equity Group

AUGUST 20, 2024

Visma Visma is a developer of cloud enterprise software that digitizes core business processes in the private and public sectors, including accounting, ERP, procurement, payroll, and debt collection solutions. Since its founding in 2012, the private-equity-backed company has made 69 investments.

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GillAgency

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

As such, your accountant or CFO has to be part of the exit team. If you cannot divulge the sale to your CFO or accountant, consider hiring an external accountant. However, we strongly advice that you bring your current CFO or accountant into the team. Equity purchase Here you sell the equity of your business.

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Solganick & Co.

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Download the complete report here: Solganick Technology Services M&A Update Q3 2024 Here are the highlights: Transaction volume and valuation multiples for technology services companies has remained solid during the third quarter of 2024, continuing to exceed pre-pandemic levels in aggregate. of all transactions through YTD 2024.

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Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 13, 2025

Below, Ill expand on the key points, delving deeper into the mechanics of ZIPS challenges and their broader implications for the car wash sector and private equity investing. This leads us back to ZIPS Car Wash, an early private equity-backed platform and the fifth-largest operator of express carwashes in the U.S.

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Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 28, 2025

Private equity firms and strategic acquirers remain active, seeking high-quality businesses with recurring revenue, specialized expertise, or regional scale. Within professional services, buyers are targeting firms with specialized expertise in areas such as accounting, engineering, consulting, legal support, and marketing.

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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 12, 2025

The Q1 megadeals werent limited to better-for-you beverages either, with private equity firm Roark Capital inking a deal with franchise operator DavesHot Chicken for roughly $1 billion. Private equitys appetite for bakery : Recent years have seen private equity firms increasingly targeting the bakery segment for roll-up strategies.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

While the outlook for further cuts in 2025 is uncertain the full percentage point reduction should benefit the many acquirers, particularly private equity, who utilize debt to finance deals. Private equity backed PEO platforms such as Vensure, Engage PEO, Prestige PEO, and G&A Partners continued to make add-on acquisitions.

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Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 2, 2025

We have concluded that, while total deal volume declined slightly, private equity-backed buyers and strategic acquirers remained active, building scale and expanding geographic reach through bolt-on acquisitions. Private Equity’s Dominant Role Private equity-backed platforms remain the dominant buyers in the small-agency space.

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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 1, 2025

These relationships go beyond camaraderie and accountability. Private equity sponsors are looking for businesses large enough to justify platform-level investments. Download the Article as a PDF The post Unlocking Higher MSP Multiples: How Peer Group M&A Outshines Conference Connections appeared first on FOCUS.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Private label producers attracted buyer interest as well, continuing a theme seen throughout 2024, as consumers increasingly make the switch to lower cost private label alternatives. The largest deals included Butterfly Equitys $1.95 million in 2022 and is expected to reach $168.6

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Food Middle Market Private Equity M&A 52

Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 11, 2025

saw activity pick up in the Telecom Engineering and Construction sub sector as it accounted for seven of the periods total transactions. This included a new private equity-backed platform as Greenhall Capital Partners acquired Texas-based fiber engineering and construction company Johnson Communications. million.We

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Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 4, 2025

As of 2024 there is currently 28,320 mills globally, Asia-Pacific is the largest producer, accounting for 43% of global production, followed by North America (27%), Europe (24%), and Latin America (6%). In recent years, private equity interest in the pet food sector has also increased, leading to some consolidation within this sub-segment.

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